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Spadina Streetcar Track Repairs (TTC, U/C)
- Thread starter hawc
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hawc
Senior Member
Looks like they're prepparing to pull up all the tracks south of Front soon. And Spadina south of King is down to just 2 lanes now. I pitty the fool that has to commute to Oakville each day.
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
It really is terrible at rush hour going south. I can walk to my place in Cityplace getting off the bus at King quicker than it takes the bus to Fort York Boulevard.
hawc
Senior Member
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Took these on my trip up Spadina this afternoon.
hawc
Senior Member
Will Enbridge rip up all these tracks in 6 months to put new gas lines underneath? And then Toronto Hydro will rip them up 6 months after that? I kid. But seriously, it would be great if all our new roads stayed unmolested for a few years.
RC8
Senior Member
I'm more upset about the fact that the tracks were originally very nicely landscaped and no effort whatsoever went in to preserve that. It's just a little bit of labour every 20 years for god's sake.
You can tell the people from the planning department at city hall and the ttc live in the suburbs.
You can tell the people from the planning department at city hall and the ttc live in the suburbs.
I don't. It's their choice to drive, and to live where they do.
Dan416
Senior Member
Does anyone seriously drive downtown from Oakville? Don't they all take the GO train? Who the hell would want to sit in Gardiner traffic?
Mr.Tang
Active Member
I live at Richmond & Augusta and though I am lucky enought to walk to work I do drive about once or twice a month. Right now it is pretty frustrating because you literally can not get to the highway to get out of the city. Spadina is a parking lot. Everyone is already heading to the Jameson exit which is also not great now. Comments about people's choice to drive are not really practical as driving sometimes is sort of a requirement in our city. Noting that this came from someone in our city's planning department is also sort of telling.
The construction work initially had signs up saying the expected completion was September 2012 - but at the rate they are going September 2013 seems more realistic. Lastly I also bemoan the downgrading in the quality of the landscaping. There used to be a brick base which has now been replaced by sollid concrete.
The construction work initially had signs up saying the expected completion was September 2012 - but at the rate they are going September 2013 seems more realistic. Lastly I also bemoan the downgrading in the quality of the landscaping. There used to be a brick base which has now been replaced by sollid concrete.
car4041
Active Member
It wasn't actual brick, just concrete with a brick pattern imprinted on it -- but I agree that it looks nice, and it's a shame that it's gradually being replaced with plain flat concrete whenever repairs are done. I guess a similar fate eventually awaits the nice paving on St. Clair.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Too bad they couldn't replace with grass (real or artificial), instead of concrete. But we can't have grass else the car-lobby would get upset.
But Austria, Germany, and other northern European countries are so much warmer than Toronto, grass wouldn't grow here. Weeds more likely.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
In that case, line the tracks with gravel, covered by artificial turf. The benefits of grass without the maintenance issues. It also means future repairs mean simply lifting the turf and digging out the gravel.
drum118
Superstar
I prefer to see grass in these ROW where it can go in then just plain concrete.
The T3 in Paris have switches in the grass also
Barcelona Spain
Nice France is all asphalt or pavers
It will be interesting to see what this area looks like with the pavers after 10-15 years of use. TTC is not the only system having issues with stone/pavers between the rail. Frankfurt was tearing out a huge area the night before I left near my hotel.
The T3 in Paris have switches in the grass also
Barcelona Spain
Nice France is all asphalt or pavers
It will be interesting to see what this area looks like with the pavers after 10-15 years of use. TTC is not the only system having issues with stone/pavers between the rail. Frankfurt was tearing out a huge area the night before I left near my hotel.
Platform 27
Active Member
It wasn't the notorious car lobby (which is clearly responsible for all the evils in the city), it was the even more heinous fire truck lobby.